Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Meaford, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.606°N, 80.603°W.
Population
In 1911, Meaford, T-V had a population of 2,811: 1,390 male and 1,421 female residents. Population density was 5980.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,866 |
| 1891 | 1,999 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,811 |
| 1921 | 2,650 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Meaford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,980.85 population per square mile, 2,811 total population, 1,421 females in the population, 1,390 males in the population, 765 single (never-married) males, 725 single (never-married) females, 669 families, 585 married males, 575 married females, 300 area in acres, 116 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 4 legally separated females, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.47 area in square miles. 1,916 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,570 persons of British origin (English), 684 persons of British origin (Irish), 395 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of German origin, 30 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 972 Methodists, 717 Anglicans (Church of England), 504 Presbyterians, 306 Baptists, 191 Disciples of Christ, 50 Roman Catholics, 28 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Jews, 11 Friends (Quakers), 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Lutherans, 2 Brethren, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 652 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaford,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-t-v-on073006-1911/.